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Fashioning Felt at Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum

March 15th, 2009 · No Comments

fashioning felt cooper hewitt design museum Fashioning Felt at Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

We recommend you the ongoing «Fashioning Felt» exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York City. On view March 6–September 7, 2009. You will find a beautiful installation of the Ruckstuhl carpet Feltro-Legno.

This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition will begin with historic examples of felts, showcase innovations in handmade felts, and feature contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. The exhibition is being organized by Susan Brown, assistant curator, Textiles.

More Info:
Official Exhibition Website
Official Exhibition Blog
Watch this video for a quick introduction to the exhibition:

Text and Image by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

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